Yesterday we explored what unconditional self-love looks like. Today, I’m sharing with you some questions we can ask ourselves to start (or continue) to love ourselves unconditionally. Because personally, I find it helpful to divide something as big as self-love into its many parts. I find it helpful to have prompts (like questions) to dive into and think about. A word. One sentence at a time. I hope you will too.
- What does unconditional self-love look like to you on a daily basis?
- Is this about taking care of yourself? What kind of personal care?
- When we love ourselves unconditionally, how do we wake up?
- When you love yourself unconditionally, how do you move your body?
- When we love each other unconditionally, how do we talk to each other?
- When you love yourself unconditionally, what kind of people do you hang out with?
- When we love ourselves unconditionally, how do we eat?
- How are you going to sleep?
- What types of activities do you participate in?
- What does your house look like?
- What beliefs underpin your self-esteem?
- What feeling can you accept and experience?
- What rules or conditions can you give up to love yourself unconditionally?
- How to abandon them? What steps can you take? For example, this might include seeing a therapist.
- How can you meet your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs?
- How are you thinking and feeling right now?
- What is your truth today?
- How do you love your loved ones unconditionally? What does this imply ?
- How can we begin to love ourselves this way?
- When you think about loving yourself unconditionally, what reactions do you have? These reactions can be diverse, even contradictory, which, of course, is completely acceptable.
I know this is a long list of questions. So choose the first question you want to answer. Journal your response. Then, when you’re ready, explore another question. Write down whatever comes to mind, even if it doesn’t make sense at the moment.
Let your needs, your wants, your wishes, your big dreams, your insecurities and your doubts spill onto paper. Let your mind and body speak the raw, naked, unvarnished truth.
In fact, isn’t that the first step to loving yourself unconditionally? Listen carefully to our thoughts, our feelings, our sensations, our reactions – with an open heart, without judgment, welcoming whatever presents itself.
